painful
Example Sentences
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BOJ officials raised their policy rate target in response to persistent inflation, a painful novelty for households in a country that battled flat or falling prices for decades.
When those deals dried up, producers faced a painful course correction as income plunged but actors' demands stayed elevated.
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It took him 33 balls to get through the 90s, including a long stoppage on 97 after he was hit a painful blow in the box by a Michael Rae delivery.
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"When I sleep my chest feels very painful, empty," she said.
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Moscow’s focus on the painful subject of territory aims to “crack the opponent,” while not revealing positions on other specifics, said Eric Ciaramella, a former member of the U.S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
